Boston (sort of a rondelet)
There are no words
for fear, for gut-deep grief
There are no words
to give us much relief
from action of the thief
There are no words
© 2013 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
The irony of having at least some words for what happened yesterday does not escape me. But Imaginary Garden With Real Toads asked for a Roundel or Rondelet. Of course, I looked back and the prompt and realized my syllable count is not right, but I think it IS uniform. A poem with a repeated refrain, and you know what? To hell with the rest of the form!
THANK YOU, Toads, for giving me an avenue for words to express my grief. As for the “thief,” I don’t want him/her/them put to death. Jail for a lifetime to ponder this tragedy is much worse punishment.
With many prayers for all, including the perpetrator/s – that those who did this awful thing own up and confess to it, and that we may begin to understand why, because I don’t get it at all. Peace, Amy
Sharp Little Pencil 
McGuffy Ann
Sometimes there truly are no words.
Roger Green
One of the things I read asked the question whether this particular tragedy might make us more aware of the bombings that have been taking place in Baghdad and Damascus and the roadside devices harming US soldiers over the past decade.
Lance
gorgeous…this make me tear up again.
Here’s what I wrote for the news magazine i column for
http://sprocketink.com/it-happens-here/
whimsygizmo
Beautiful, Amy. No words, indeed. The ones I do have, have tangled all up inside of me all day, and won’t seem to spill the way I want them to. This is simply perfect.
vivinfrance
It is also incomprehensible to me what fuels the hatred behind these insane acts. You have found enough words and the right words.
Akila
very true….no words at all.
Akila
http://randomlynovel.blogspot.in/2013/04/live-girls-live.html
SaraV
Amy, there are no words, though you supplied heart.
othermary
Well penned Amy. Peace.
Helen
I echo your words, Amy.
Marian
hah, Amy! it’s the poet’s prerogative to make the form bend to you will and make it work for you 🙂
i’ve been sitting here shocked and practically speechless about the events in Boston (far too close for comfort, too) and am glad you did find even a few well-chosen words to express your outrage and pain.
Hannah Gosselin
My heart breaks and I don’t get it either, Amy. ♥
Kay, Alberta, Canada
Well done, Amy. I couldn’t find words yesterday. Like Roger says (above) it made me think of other bombs in other places. Like everyone, I had to wonder why these things are done, not just in Boston during a popular event, but all over the world.
Very well said, Amy.
K
uponthewingsofnight
There are truly no words that can properly describe the senseless loss of life, especially the loss of that 8 year old boy. I agree that the death penalty isn’t warranted…they should have to sit and think about it in prison for the rest of their lives. Brett